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ZIP code 07945, Morris County, New Jersey

National Flood Insurance Program claims and payouts recorded for this ZIP code, with county context.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

ZIP code 07945, in Morris County, New Jersey, has 32 National Flood Insurance Program claims in the OpenFEMA record since 1978, 20 of them paid for a total of $194K.

That is 0.3% of the 9,463 claims recorded across Morris County. The average paid claim in the ZIP is $10K, lower than the county average of $25K and the New Jersey average of $38K.

FEMA counts 1 repetitive-loss property and 0 severe repetitive-loss properties in the ZIP (properties with two or more paid flood claims); their locations are not published.

At county level FEMA counts 2,195 residential flood policies in force, covering 1.5% of residential structures.

32NFIP claims since 1978
20paid claims
$194Ktotal paid
$10Kaverage paid claim

Compared with the county and state

MeasureZIP 07945MorrisNew JerseyUS
Claims since 1978329,463202,3402,680,429
Share of claims paid63%86%84%78%
Average paid claim$10K$25K$38K$43K
Share of county claims0.3%100%——
Repetitive-loss properties189614,863—

Claims by year of loss

197820022026
NFIP claims in ZIP 07945 by year of loss, 1978 to 2026.
DecadeClaimsPaid
1970s0$0
1980s2$0
1990s11$51,211
2000s3$48,055
2010s14$93,186
2020s2$1,541
Year of lossClaimsPaid claimsAmount paidAverage paid
202111$1,541$1,541
202010$0—
201810$0—
201331$19,245$19,245
201175$58,159$11,632
201031$15,782$15,782
200822$43,892$21,946
200511$4,163$4,163
199987$42,214$6,031
199711$637$637
199621$8,360$8,360
198910$0—
198410$0—

Claims are counted by year of loss as recorded in OpenFEMA's redacted NFIP claims file; amounts combine building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments. ZIP codes in the file are the policyholder's reported ZIP.

County context: Morris County

Morris County has 1,332 weather events in the NCEI record since 1950 (43 in the last 12 months), 33 federal disaster declarations, and an overall National Risk Index rating of "Relatively Moderate". Flood-type events recorded in the county: 149; hurricane-strength tracks within 50 miles: 1.

Hail: 72 · Tornado: 8 · Flood: 149 · Wind: 484 · Winter: 322 — full county page.

Questions and answers

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in ZIP 07945?

32 claims since 1978 in the OpenFEMA NFIP claims file, 20 of them with a payment.

How much has the NFIP paid out in ZIP 07945?

$194K across 20 paid claims (building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments combined), about $10K per paid claim.

Which year had the most flood claims in 07945?

1999, with 8 claims and $42K paid.

What county is ZIP 07945 in?

Most claims in this ZIP carry the county code for Morris County, New Jersey; ZIP codes can cross county lines. The county page carries the storm record, declarations and risk index for the area.

Provenance

OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (as of 8 Sep 2026) and NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026), aggregated by ZIP code and year of loss on this site; no property-level record is shown. County storm figures from NOAA NCEI through 30 Jun 2026. Built 30 Sep 2026. See the guide to redacted NFIP claims and the methodology.